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Benjamin Franklin GORDON 1849–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 December 1849

Birth Location: Greenville, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 July 1917

Death Location: Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

Father: SAMUEL Gordon

Mother: Sarah RUSSELL

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The story of Benjamin Franklin GORDON began in 1849 in Greenville, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA. Benjamin Franklin GORDON passed away in 1917 in Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin GORDON began in 1849 in Greenville, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin GORDON passed away in 1917 in Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA.

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Benjamin GORDON's Ancestors

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Benjamin GORDON
1849–1917
Birth Place: Greenville, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
SAMUEL Gordon
1823–1901
Merritsville Station, Greenville County, SC
Sarah (Ann) RUSSELL
1841–1925
South Carolina,USA
Grandparents
Samuel Gordon
1783–1878
Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland
Mary (Rhodes Staton Gordon) Thompson
1784–1880
Henderson Co., N.C.
Mark (Marcus) Russell
1811–1886
Tennessee, USA
Sarepta ("Sarah" Adalanta) Beddingfield
1824–1912
Greenville County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Gordon
1760–1830
Alexander Gordon
1760–1830
Benjamin Staton
1755–1854
Slave Staton
1755–1845
William Russell
1794–1858
Nancy Russell
1791–1855
Washington Bedingfield\Beddingfield
1788–1823
Hancy Phillips
1790–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Gordon
1729–1795
Anna Leask
1734–1791
Alexander Gordon
1729–1795
Ann Liesk
1734–1791
Joseph III
1738–1792
Anne Curtis
1725–1768
Captain WAR)
1729–1805
Mary Chapin
1734–1824
George Russell
1772–1850
Rhoda Reavis
1769–1850
Francis Hamilton
1760–

Benjamin GORDON's Timeline

2 Records

1849
14 December 1849
Birth of Benjamin Franklin GORDON in Greenville, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Greenville, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
1917
17 July 1917
Age 68
Death of Benjamin Franklin GORDON in Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1849
    Event Place: Greenville, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 July 1917
    Event Place: Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

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